Golden Slumbers
A classic, yet modern combination of apple and pear flavors with bright verjus blanc and bitter Luxardo Bitter Bianco.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
- photo: Kelly Puleio
Frank Caiafa’s Corpse Reviver No. 1
A Manhattan-like cocktail long overshadowed by its better-known sibling.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bentley Cocktail
A modern take on the Prohibition-era "50/50 brandy Manhattan."
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The D List: Bringing Back the Bentley
This Prohibition-era "50/50 brandy Manhattan" may be poised to break through.
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Search of Camut Calvados; Or, the Right Way to Be French
Famed San Francisco bartender Thad Vogler visits the Camut brothers, arguably Normandy’s finest producers of calvados.
- story: Thad Vogler
- illustration: Nick Hensley Wagner
The Return of America’s Most Patriotic Spirit
Welcome to "Spirit Guide," in which Wayne Curtis demystifies the ever-shifting spirits landscape one bottle at a time. Up now: a guide to the reemergence of American apple brandy, in…
- story: Wayne Curtis
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Luxury Sidecar
Bemelmans' twist on the classic Sidecar sees the addition of Calvados and some extra sweetener, for a richer drink best enjoyed alongside the bar's iconic piano.
- story: Matt Stieb
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Vin Beurre
This modified mulled wine calls on white wine, honey, thyme, almonds and ginger—topped with a float of whipped calvados butter.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo:
Trou Normand
From the team behind Bar Agricole, Trou Normand is a mecca for French spirits and housemade charcuterie. And the name is a reference to the calvados drunk in between courses or…
- story: punch_intern2
